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19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by naptu2: 2:26pm On May 25, 2018 |
Liverpool duo of Mohammed Salah of Egypt and Sadio Mane of Senegal, along with youngsters Joel Matip of Cameroon and Liverpool and Achraf Hakimi of Morocco and Real Madrid have an opportunity to join the illustrious list of African players that have won the European Cup as Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the 2018 European Cup final tomorrow. Here's a look at the stars that make up the galaxy of African players that have won the European Cup. 1) Bruce Grobbelaar (Liverpool & Zimbabwe) 1984. Bruce Grobbelaar is one of my favourite goalkeepers of all times, not just because of his goalkeeping abilities, but also because of his eccentricities. Grobbelaar was fond of dancing, wearing crazy masks, doing cartwheels, swinging from the cross bar, etc in order to confuse opposing players (he also scored quite a few goals). On one occasion when he did a couple of handstands that got the crowd roaring, his manager, Bill Paisley had to tell him to stop it because it might distract his own players. Paisley told him to save his tricks for testimonial matches. Three Everton fans, dressed as jesters, ran on to the field during a Merseyside derby and taunted Grobbelaar with a placard that read " Bruce the clown". Liverpool was trailing 1-0 at the time and Grobbelaar said that the incident spurred him to play one of his best games ever in a derby. Grobbelaar was the hero of Liverpool's 1984 European Cup final. That final was between Liverpool and Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The match ended 1-1 after extra time and so the game was decided by a penalty shoot out. Grobbelaar started breakdancing as Italian legend Bruno Conti stepped up to take his penalty. Conti blasted the ball over the bar. Francesco Graziani stepped up to take the penultimate kick for Roma and Grobbelaar turned around and started biting the net. This gave him an idea. He thought that the net felt like spaghetti, so he started wobbling his legs like spaghetti. Graziani also played the ball over the bar and Alan Kennedy stepped up, scored the last penalty and won the European Cup for Liverpool. Bruce Grobbelaar's rubber legs in the 1984 European Cup final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2GyLdD1iwE As I watched Thomas Ravelli's antics for Sweden at the 1994 World Cup in America and anytime that I see a player with a protective face mask or headgear (eg, Petr Cech), the first name that pops into my head is Bruce Grobbelaar. 2) Rabah Madjer (FC Porto & Algeria) 1987. This is one player that I hate very much and yet I also love him very much. Rabah Madjer became an African legend when he scored an audacious backheeled goal in the 1987 European Cup final to help FC Porto defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Vienna. Bayern was leading when Madjer equalised with that wonderful goal. Pele is reported to have said, "It would have been the greatest goal I have ever seen, if he had not looked back at it." I have hated Madjer since 1990 when he helped Algeria defeat Nigeria twice at the Nations Cup in Algeria. He scored twice in the first game of the tournament as Algeria defeated Nigeria 5-1 and he was inspirational as Algeria again defeated Nigeria (1-0) in the final of the competition. I've started liking him again in 2017 after he held one of the most amazing press conferences I've ever seen. He is the coach of Algeria and he verbally destroyed a journalist in one of the angriest and strangest press conferences I've ever seen. Rabah Madjer's backheeled goal in the 1987 European Cup final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk6ZtOEmP4w 3) Abedi "Pele" Ayew (Olympique Marseilles & Ghana) 1993. This is another player that I love to hate. 4) Finidi George (AFC Ajax & Nigeria) 1995. Many Nigerians became Ajax fans at that time. 5) Nwankwo Kanu (AFC Ajax & Nigeria) 1995. 6) Ibrahim Tanko (Borussia Dortmund & Ghana) 1997. 7) Geremi Njitap (Real Madrid & Cameroon) 2000 & 2002. 8 ) Samuel Osei Kuffour (Bayern Munich & Ghana) 2001. 9) Benni McCarthy (FC Porto & South Africa) 2004. 10) Djimi Traore (Liverpool & Mali) 2005. 11) Samuel Eto'o Fils (Barcelona & Cameroon) 2006 & 2009. (Inter Milan) 2010. 12) Seydou Keita (Barcelona & Mali) 2009 & 2011. 13) Yaya Toure (Barcelona & Ivory Coast) 2009. 14) Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan & Ghana) 2010. 15) Mcdonald Mariga (Inter Milan & Kenya) 2010. 16) Didier Drogba (Chelsea & Ivory Coast) 2012. 17) Salomon Kalou (Chelsea & Ivory Coast) 2012. 18) Mikel John Obi (Chelsea & Nigeria) 2012 19) Michael Essien (Chelsea & Ghana) 2012. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by UNIZIK1stSon(m): 2:38pm On May 25, 2018 |
Mikel Obi, Finnidi George, Kanu Nwankwo...... IGBO is all I See! Warning! Don't Click This!!!! Unless You Stay outside Nigeria! 40 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by BlackHatNaija: 2:38pm On May 25, 2018 |
Mohammed Selah will make it 20. 57 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Jaykolo10(m): 2:39pm On May 25, 2018 |
King Drogba... 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by jerrybakermillz(m): 2:39pm On May 25, 2018 |
Hmmmm |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by DavidoffKonsult: 2:40pm On May 25, 2018 |
Too poor. How many europeans have won the CAF champions league? 17 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by MrGreenMavro: 2:40pm On May 25, 2018 |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Worksunlimited: 2:40pm On May 25, 2018 |
Hmmmm |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Aarenasbaba(m): 2:41pm On May 25, 2018 |
Interesting |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Mufasa27(m): 2:41pm On May 25, 2018 |
I see you king Kanu, my all time favorite. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Injiggerwolf(m): 2:42pm On May 25, 2018 |
G 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by NwaNimo1(m): 2:42pm On May 25, 2018 |
Ok |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Noblefreeman(m): 2:43pm On May 25, 2018 |
Salah will be the twentieth 1 Like |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Sunkyphil(m): 2:43pm On May 25, 2018 |
DavidoffKonsult: |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by apoti(m): 2:44pm On May 25, 2018 |
Seems Ghana is leading on this 6 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by pyyxxaro: 2:44pm On May 25, 2018 |
Solanke would make it the 20th 1 Like |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Noblefreeman(m): 2:44pm On May 25, 2018 |
Mane will make it twenty one 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Cornerstone2020(m): 2:44pm On May 25, 2018 |
A True legend Didier Drogba 11 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Biggty(m): 2:45pm On May 25, 2018 |
Unfortunately Mo Salah won't make no 20 this season 7 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by BornAgainMay: 2:45pm On May 25, 2018 |
Buhari will soon sign Our forirgn players back to farm |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Oyecute(m): 2:45pm On May 25, 2018 |
Happy for Mikel 1 Like |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Nobody: 2:45pm On May 25, 2018 |
post=67871513:Achraf will 2 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Kingstanding: 2:48pm On May 25, 2018 |
We are from great country is just that we were unfortunate to have good leaders. But mark my words the day is coming when the children of the rich will serve the poor. 2 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Goodnuel: 2:49pm On May 25, 2018 |
How is Matip a youngster?? 1 Like |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by lilfreezy: 2:50pm On May 25, 2018 |
Ahmed musa |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by asawanathegreat(m): 2:52pm On May 25, 2018 |
We have seen them, so who is next to make the list? |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by ominilongest(m): 2:52pm On May 25, 2018 |
jerrybakermillz:da fvck did u just type |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by nnokwa042(m): 2:56pm On May 25, 2018 |
So afonja player or abonkki player never touch or kiss this cup before 5 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by alphaconde(m): 2:56pm On May 25, 2018 |
OP say joel matip is a youngster and that guy is old enough to be his father |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Ambitionsway: 2:56pm On May 25, 2018 |
Hoping to See Mane and Salah winning the trophy tomorrow 2 Likes |
Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by emmabest2000(m): 2:57pm On May 25, 2018 |
Ambitionsway: Hope of the century Meanwhile Liverpool players and.... 6 Likes 4 Shares
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Re: 19 African Players That Have Won The European Cup (Champions League) by Herdeydeen: 2:58pm On May 25, 2018 |
Okocha nko? |
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